Environmental Engineering Major

For the Class of 2028

The plan provided below (applicable to students matriculating in Fall 2024) outlines a typical, semester-by-semester path to graduation. Students who have already matriculated should consult the CEE Undergraduate Handbook as degree requirements can differ by matriculation date. Courses in the table are required unless noted otherwise. Shifting courses to a different semester should be done with caution and preplanning due, in part, to pre-requisites and co-requisites.

Important Note

Course numbers in bold (e.g., CEE 132L) are typically only offered once a year, during the semester shown.

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Important Notes

• #1 AP credit for MATH 21 may be used to satisfy the MATH 111L requirement.
• #2 AP credit for MATH 22 may be used to satisfy the MATH 112L requirement. If AP credit for 21 but not 22 then take MATH 122L in first-year Fall.
• #3 CHEM 101DL. AP credit (i.e., CHEM 20 or 21) may be used to satisfy this requirement.
• #4 At least one (1) physics course must be taken post-matriculation to satisfy the Physics requirement in the Engineering curriculum.  Students receiving AP credits for PHYSICS 25 and 26 must: a) take a Duke PHYSICS course at or above PHYSICS 153L; b) decline the AP credit for PHYSICS 26 and take PHYSICS 152L; or c) decline both AP credits and take both PHYSICS 151L and 152L.
• #6 CEE 132L may be replaced CEE 205 (0.5 unit) AND an upper-level CEE course (1.0 unit); if not taken in the first or second year then it must be replaced. An upper-level CEE course is a CEE course at the 300-, 400-, 500- or 600-level.
• #8 WRITING 101 must be taken in the fall or spring of the first year.
• #9 Although MATH 353 may be taken concurrently it is recommended that MATH 353 be completed prior to taking Fluid Mechanics, CEE 301L.

5 Social Science and Humanities Electives (SS/H)

These courses, from the areas of Arts, Literature, and Performance (ALP), Civilizations (CZ), Foreign Language (FL), and Social Science (SS), must meet the following minimum requirements.

• One (1) Social Science (SS)
• Two (2) of the three areas: ALP, CZ, and FL
• For depth, two (2) courses must be from the same department with at least one of those two at the 200-level (100-level), or higher.
• Limit of two (2) AP credits

Important Note

EI Code requirement: Of the 34 units required for graduation, at least one of the units must possess the EI (Ethical Inquiry) code. Most likely this EI code will be possessed by one of these 5 SS/H courses.

1 Natural Science Elective (NS)

This must be a biology course; this requirement is satisfied by taking one of the following courses:

1 Earth Science Elective

This requirement is satisfied by taking one of the following courses:

2 Upper-Level Environmental Electives

This requirement is satisfied by taking two (2) of the following courses:

2 Unrestricted Electives

These electives are unrestricted, with the exception that at most 1.0 units of physical education activity and at most 1.0 units of music activity can be used to meet BSE requirements.

Important Note

House courses cannot be used.

Optional Electives

Students may exceed the minimum of 34 units required for the BSE degree. This may be accomplished via AP credits, overloading, and/or summer courses either at Duke or elsewhere.

• Class of 2028 (Matriculation Fall 2024)
• Class of 2025-2027 (Matriculation Fall 2021-2023)